New hypothesis for origin of life proposed
December 5, 2007 | Source: PhysOrg.com
Life may have begun in the protected spaces inside of layers of the mineral mica, in ancient oceans, according to a new hypothesis by Helen Hansma, a research scientist with the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Photo of mica from an abandoned mica mine, with brown bands of organic material (Helen Greenwood Hansma, UC Santa Barbara)
